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Origin Consulting LLC, has announced the go-live of Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management at Green Mountain Power (GMP). Oracle Utilities Operational Device Management, selected in February 2014, provides inventory, asset and configuration management of smart grid devices.

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The Vermont State Police have announced the formation of a Major Crime Unit within its Criminal Division.

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Thirteen Vermont cities and towns will receive more than $4 million in grants to make them more resilient, affordable, and accessible, Governor Peter Shumlin announced today in Montpelier. The municipalities will use the funds to build and improve affordable housing, complete disaster repairs, make public spaces accessible to all residents, and revitalize community centers.

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Darn Tough Vermont, American manufacturer of premium, performance socks, has recently been recognized in a speech by Vermont Senator Partick Leahy. Per Senator Leahy’s request, an article about Darn Tough’s planned mill expansion, which appeared on VTDigger.org, a Vermont-focused news website, has been entered into the Congressional Record.

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Nominations are now open for the 2016 Vermont Teacher of the Year program.

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The Economist has launched a Case Study Competition called "find a zero." Eighteen teams representing 17 universities will compete for the grand prize of $15,000.

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The annual “Big Change Roundup for Kids” raised $292,755.92 to support specialized care provided at The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. The Roundup is the largest fundraiser each year for Vermont Children’s. The total surpassed last year’s tally of $268,136.69.

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Vermont Business Magazine In Vermont, 31,619 consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of February 22, according to a report released today by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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A Buffalo, NY, manufacturer has acquired Vermont-based medical device maker Vermed Inc. Vermed, located in Bellows Falls, manufactures medical devices, electrodes, line care products, electrotherapy devices, urethral catheter support, topical skin adhesives and other similar products.

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The backlog of requested coverage changes at Vermont Health Connect has ballooned to more than 11,000 and completing the exchange is now projected to hit $200 million, according to state officials.

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At 10:14 am this morning, a lone male suspect entered through the rear entrance of TD Bank in Enosburg Falls dressed in a black ski mask, dark jacket with blue stripes down the arm, a blue hoodie sweatshirt, black pants, black gloves, and white sneakers.

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Governor Peter Shumlin issued the following statement on the death of former Governor Ray Keyser Jr. The governor has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Governor Keyser. He died Saturday at his daughter's home in Brandon. He was 87.